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EPA declares greenhouse gases a health risk, paving way for cuts
Friday's landmark conclusion by the Environmental Protection Agency that greenhouse gases threaten human health paves the way for the nation's first mandatory cuts of emissions blamed for warming the planet.
Sacramento Bee article

Marchers stir up support for more water infrastructure
A 50-mile march for more water resources in California ended Friday with a rally at the San Luis Reservoir, west of Los Banos, where Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger addressed a crowd of thousands.
Merced Sun-Star article

Calif. governor calls for stronger energy policy
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the U.S. needs a clear energy policy so automakers can develop cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Sacramento Bee article

Survey: Most U.S. farmers moving toward sustainable practices
A strong majority (nearly 70 percent) of U.S. farmers and ranchers have taken steps toward implementing sustainable agricultural practices, according to a recent survey paid for by Rabobank N.A., and released Monday.
Central Valley Business Times article

Climate change's focus is still a bit blurry
In late spring, an extreme heat wave roasts California. Three hundred people die, many of them poor, inner-city residents who lack air conditioning, or a car so they can escape their sweltering prison.
Stockton Record article

Dairies to ignore rules suspension
A dairy farmer group based in Modesto has pledged to keep following air quality rules even if they are suspended next month.
Modesto Bee article

SSJID on green’s cutting edge
The cutting edge of the green power movement isn’t in Berkeley nor is it in San Francisco. You can find it in the parched rolling cattle country 22 miles northeast of Manteca along Dodds Road a stone’s throw or two from a large dairy farm as well as the base of Woodward Reservoir.
Manteca Bulletin article

Go slow on enacting global warming regs
Agriculture, business and local government leaders in the valley regularly resist state mandates -- and often with good reason.
Modesto Bee opinion

Controversy dogs Campus Pointe project
The first piece of a $200 million mixed-use development at Fresno State should open this summer, even as a legal challenge lingers in court.
Fresno Bee article

Word on the Street: Tulare County students will operate a recycling plant
A recycling plant run by the Tulare County Youth Corps is scheduled to open Friday. Youth Corps students will sort recyclables at the building, which is in the Visalia Industrial Park.
Fresno Bee article

Victory garden offers homegrown support for those less fortunate
The first green sprouts of a victory garden to feed the needy of Merced County have pushed above the sandy soil of the 200-member United Merced Sun-Star article

Governor's health initiative is a glimmer in gloomy economy
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to spend $32 million to train workers for critical health care jobs is an investment that will be paid back many times as our population ages.
Fresno Bee article

Fresno County ag officials escalate battle against a growing pest threat
Fresno County agricultural officials are deploying some new tools and strategies in their annual battle against one of grape industry's most feared pests — the glassy-winged sharpshooter.
Fresno Bee article

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